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Is Microsoft partnering with AMD to bring Athena AI chipset to market?

Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is partnering with microprocessor maker AMD to bring its Athena AI chipset to market. The report cites multiple sources.

Is Athena a cost-effective replacement for AI chipsets?

Paul Thurrott reports: Athena is designed as a cost-effective replacement for AI chipsets from Nvidia, which currently dominates this market. And it comes with newfound urgency as Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing chatbot workloads are incredibly expensive using third-party chips.

What is Microsoft's 'Athena' chipset?

This in-house chipset, codenamed Athena, was first revealed by The Information last month. Athena is designed as a cost-effective replacement for AI chipsets from Nvidia, which currently dominates this market. And it comes with newfound urgency as Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing chatbot workloads are incredibly expensive using third-party chips.

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